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Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care of the CHVR Purpose of the service Since 2004, the anaesthesiology service of the hospitals of Martigny, Sierre and Sion have combined to form the Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation service (‘Service d'anesthésiologie et de reanimation’, SAR) of the Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR). Its purpose is to ensure that patients are provided with optimal care for any intervention involving anaesthesia in and outside the operating block, on all three sites. The service's level…
Pain Management Centre The Valais Hospital has two pain clinics. One is based in Martigny and the other in Brig to cover both language regions. The range of services offered by each centre is similar. More details can be found on the web pages of the centres using the links below. Our care centers Brig (Obwerwallis) Read more Martigny (French-speaking Valais) Read more Organisation Martigny Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (Brig) Martigny Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (Brig) Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand Martigny Av. de la Fusion…
Department of Anaesthesiology of the Hospital of Sierre The Anaesthesiology Department of the Sierre Hospital is an integral part of the Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Department (SAR) of the Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR). The senior doctors work mainly at the Sierre and Sion sites, while the junior doctors spend periods at the three sites of Sierre, Martigny and Sion. The operating block in Sierre operates 3 operating rooms on weekdays and performs around 3,000 operations per year. On nights and weekends,…
Department of Anaesthesiology of the Martigny Hospital Our anaesthesia team welcomes you to the Martigny site. The Martigny operating block specialises in the treatment of traumatic and degenerative conditions of the adult musculoskeletal system. Orthopaedic surgery is organised by area of expertise (shoulder/knee/foot and hip) and offers state-of-the-art services for both elective (scheduled) cases and emergencies. It has 4 operating theatres, which operate on weekdays. At night and weekends, anaesthesia is provided by the…
Sion Hospital Anaesthesiology Service Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SAR) at Sion Hospital covers all surgical specialities excluding transplant surgery. Our daily activity involves handling critical emergencies in the Centre du Valais and any emergencies whose specialities are not represented in the rest of the Canton (e.g.: neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, paediatric surgery…), as well as providing anaesthetic services for elective surgery in all fields. The distribution of activities between the three sites of…
The Main Techniques for Anaesthesia The Main Techniques for Anaesthesia General Anaesthesia Sedation Spinal Anaesthesia Epidural Anaesthesiale Anaesthesia Through Nerve Blocking General Anaesthesia Sedation Spinal Anaesthesia Epidural Anaesthesiale Anaesthesia Through Nerve Blocking General Anaesthesia General anaesthesia is the appropriate method for longer and more serious interventions, such as abdominal or cardiac surgery. During general anaesthesia, various medicines are used to trigger a state of sleep. When the…
The Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Department Nursing Team The nursing team of the Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Department of the CHVR is represented on the Sion, Sierre and Martigny sites. It consists of one departmental matron, three team matrons, specialist anaesthetic nurses, nurses undergoing training in anaesthetics, specialist recovery room nurses, anaesthetic assistants, and specialist analgesic nurses: this comes to a total of around 55 full time positions covering an extremely wide range of activities.…
Rates and invoicing Before you are admitted to hospital, contact your insurance provider for information regarding the financial coverage for your stay. If your health insurance fund or your insurance company covering supplements for private services do not provide a guarantee of coverage, or if you live abroad, you will be required to provide a down payment equal to the estimate of the costs you will incur during your stay. You must in any case provide a copy of the insurance certificate from your health insurance fund or…
Security Money and valuables Our management cannot accept responsibility if anything goes missing, is lost or is stolen. Please do not bring any money or valuable objects with you during your stay in hospital. If you were admitted in an emergency, you must hand over any money and valuable objects to a member of your family. Should this not be possible, you may deposit them with the receptionists, who will provide you with a receipt.
Sion Your stay All hospital staff members are bound to maintain confidentiality. Our healthcare staff will do everything in their power to provide you with quality care. Please do not hesitate to contact the attendant nurse on your ward for any information. If you wish to move around within the hospital, please inform the healthcare staff about where you are going so that you can be reached (medical visit, tests). Your child’s stay Visits to the paediatric unit are free and parents who wish to do so can stay, as far as is…